Scripture: Jude 1:2 May mercy, peace, and love be yours in abundance. Thought for the Day: I’ve spent the last 72 hours reflecting on some words from Friedrich Nietzsche. Now let me clarify – I don’t spend a lot of time pondering the thoughts of Friedrich Nietzsche, but the following words caught my attention: One must learn to be a sponge if one wants to be loved by
Scripture: 1st John 4:18am There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear; Thought for the Day: This Sunday, we officially offer blessing to Rev. Clara Lewis as she retires after 30 years of ministry here at Cypress Creek Christian Church. Since the average stay at a church is 19 months, her perseverance and patience says a lot about her. Of course, such change brings
Scripture: Numbers 6:24-26 The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace. Thought for the Day: This is probably the most well known Benediction used in the life of the church. I heard it every Sunday in my childhood, and though I take a
Scripture: Isaiah 49:13 Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! For the Lord has comforted his people, and will have compassion on his suffering ones. Thought for the Day: Mother Teresa wrote, “Joy is prayer; joy is strength; joy is love; joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.” Joy is powerful, and I think most
Scripture: Proverbs 15:1-2 A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. The tongue of the wise dispenses knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly. Thought for the Day: Have you ever had something come out of your mouth that was not well thought out, and before you knew what had happen, the damage was done? Maybe you are much more cautious
Scripture: Psalm 42:5-6 Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help and my God. My soul is cast down within me; therefore I remember you from the land of Jordan and of Hermon, from Mount Mizar. Thought for the Day: Solomon Bellow, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature wrote
Scripture: Psalm 130:7-8 O Israel, hope in the Lord! For with the Lord there is steadfast love, and with him is great power to redeem. It is he who will redeem Israel from all its iniquities. Thought for the Day: The 16th century reformer, Martin Luther, spoke powerfully when he shared the simple words: Everything that is done in the world is done by hope. I used to
Scripture: 2nd Samuel 11:26-27 When the wife of Uriah heard that her husband was dead, she made lamentation for him. When the mourning was over, David sent and brought her to his house, and she became his wife, and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the Lord, Thought for the Day: I’ve always loved the often humorous words of Winston Churchill. In
Scripture: Zechariah 7:9-11 Thus says the Lord of hosts: Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another; do not oppress the widow, the orphan, the alien, or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another. But they refused to listen, and turned a stubborn shoulder, and stopped their ears in order not to hear. Thought for the Day: The Dalai Lama
Scripture: James 1:2-4 My brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of any kind, consider it nothing but joy, because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance; and let endurance have its full effect, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking in nothing. Thought for the Day: Below, you will see some pictures of our own Jenny Seeto-Hodges. Jenny has completed four marathons